冤家宜解不宜結

冤家宜解不宜结
yuānjiāyíjiěbùyíjié
It is better to squash enmity rather than keeping it alive (proverb)

CEDICT

better for foes to be reconciled than to contend with each other

Wiktionary

（諺語）雙方有冤仇，應當設法消解，不該繼續結冤。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 冤家 yuānjia
  1. enemy
  2. foe
  3. (in opera) sweetheart or destined love
2 宜 yí
  1. proper
  2. should
  3. suitable
  4. appropriate
3 解 jiě
  1. to divide
  2. to break up
  3. to split
  4. to separate
  5. to dissolve
  6. to solve
  7. to melt
  8. to remove
  9. to untie
  10. to loosen
  11. to open
  12. to emancipate
  13. to explain
  14. to understand
  15. to know
  16. a solution
  17. a dissection
4 不宜 bùyí
  1. not suitable
  2. inadvisable
  3. inappropriate
5 結 jié
  1. knot
  2. sturdy
  3. bond
  4. to tie
  5. to bind
  6. to check out (of a hotel)